Oslo, May 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Finnish counterpart, Petteri Orpo, on Tuesday held wide-ranging discussions on strengthening bilateral cooperation in trade, digitalisation, emerging technologies and sustainability, while also announcing the joint hosting of the World Circular Economy Forum in September this year in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

The last edition of the World Circular Economy Forum was held in Brazil in May 2025.

The two leaders met on the sidelines of the 3rd India-Nordic Summit in Oslo. PM Modi is in Norway during the fourth leg of his five-nation visit from May 15 to 20. He reached Oslo after visiting the UAE, the Netherlands and Sweden. He is scheduled to visit Italy in the last leg of his tour.

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